Yellow gatefold vinyl due this fall

Island Records and UMR have announced the release of Zooropa – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Gatefold – a transparent yellow vinyl pressing celebrating three decades of U2’s Grammy-winning eighth studio album. This very special release is coming in October 2023 to coincide with the band’s next ambitious project, their long-awaited live return with U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere which kicks off on 29th September 2023 for a run of shows in Las Vegas.

The new 2 LP set will be available as a deluxe gatefold package on foil board with  newly added photo of the band by Anton Corbijn from 1993 on inner gatefold. It’ll be pressed on transparent yellow vinyl and feature the 2018 remastered version of the original album across three sides, with two additional mixes on side four.

Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge, Zooropa was released on July 5, 1993 on Island Records. U2 began writing and recording the project in Dublin in February of that year, during a six-month break between legs of the industry-defining Zoo TV Tour. Initially intended as just an EP, Zooropa became a fully-fledged album with 10 tracks – including singles “Numb,” “Lemon” and “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” – recorded in just six weeks, making it the fastest U2 album ever produced. Inspired by the band’s experiences on the Zoo TV Tour, Zooropa expanded on many of the tour’s themes of technology and media over saturation. The album went to No. 1 in Ireland, USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Austria, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. In 1994, Zooropa saw the band collect the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

On Wednesday, July 12th, fans can come together to celebrate the anniversary with a very special global live stream of Zoo TV: Live From Sydney at 8 pm BST/3 pm ET/noon PT.

Plus a limited edition merch capsule collection to mark the 30th anniversary of the album will be available only until midnight PST on July 13th via U2’s webstore.

Side 1:

1. Zooropa
2. Baby Face
3. Numb

Side 2:

1. Lemon
2. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
3. Daddy’s Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car

Side 3:

1. Some Days Are Better Than Others
2. The First Time
3. Dirty Day
4. The Wanderer

Side 4:

1. Lemon (The Perfecto Mix)
2. Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix)